Uploaded October 2012 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
A fun halloween video geared toward hackers and amateur scientists. The set pieces are a wimshurst machine powering a flying string thingy, a lifter powered by my homemade high voltage power supply, a set of Franklin's bells powered by a small Van de Graaff generator, and playing the part of the wizard dressed like Ben Kenobi and handing out the "hacker treats" is my large Van de Graaff generator.
For a How to Make a Van de Graaff video, see here:
youtu.be/fsT69XnjxgU
For the Lifter Voltage/Current and Smoke/Aiflow Test Measurements video, see here:
youtu.be/LOGAaObsN4g
For details about my homemade high voltage power supply, see my website here:
rimstar.org/equip/30kv_pwr_supply.htm
The Franklin's Bells video will be out halloween week sometime.
Thanks to Josh, aka phexid, for helping out on filming day. Check out his channel here:
youtube.com/phexid
Check out Josh's vlog video about his part in making this video. Great stuff! And the common music selection was totally coincidence!
youtu.be/ap4I86jzXAk
Music used over the skit portion:
Thunder Dreams Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1200063
Music used over the behind the scenes:
Batty McFaddin Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1200003
3D modelling and animation done using Blender 2.63.
To follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
rimstar.org
A fun halloween video geared toward hackers and amateur scientists. The set pieces are a wimshurst machine powering a flying string thingy, a lifter powered by my homemade high voltage power supply, a set of Franklin's bells powered by a small Van de Graaff generator, and playing the part of the wizard dressed like Ben Kenobi and handing out the "hacker treats" is my large Van de Graaff generator.
For a How to Make a Van de Graaff video, see here:
youtu.be/fsT69XnjxgU
For the Lifter Voltage/Current and Smoke/Aiflow Test Measurements video, see here:
youtu.be/LOGAaObsN4g
For details about my homemade high voltage power supply, see my website here:
rimstar.org/equip/30kv_pwr_supply.htm
The Franklin's Bells video will be out halloween week sometime.
Thanks to Josh, aka phexid, for helping out on filming day. Check out his channel here:
youtube.com/phexid
Check out Josh's vlog video about his part in making this video. Great stuff! And the common music selection was totally coincidence!
youtu.be/ap4I86jzXAk
Music used over the skit portion:
Thunder Dreams Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1200063
Music used over the behind the scenes:
Batty McFaddin Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
ISRC: USUAN1200003
3D modelling and animation done using Blender 2.63.
To follow me on Twitter:
twitter.com/#!/RimStarz
rimstar.org
